REVEALED: Obama Could Have Rescued James Foley But Delayed For A Mind-Blowing Reason

A top-secret Pentagon mission to try to rescue captured American journalist James Foley was reportedly delayed some 30 days, while President Obama weighed the political consequences of either success or failure…and calculated about timing for a high-profile photo op…and played half-a-dozen rounds of golf. Foley was beheaded by an ISIS terrorist, a barbaric act shown in a horrific video.

The Sunday Times reports that Pentagon sources question whether a quicker authorization of the U.S. special forces operation might have saved Foley’s life.

“Pentagon sources said Foley and the others might well have been rescued but Obama, concerned about the ramifications of US troops being killed or captured in Syria, took too long to authorize the mission,” according to a report in The Sunday Times.

“However, it also seems worth noting that the eventual timing of the mission may have made for a nice July 4th weekend announcement for Obama had the mission succeeded. Instead, Obama played golf on July 5th, as well as an additional six times in the month he is said to have spent agonizing over his decision, the delay of which may have cost journalist Foley his life.

“Anthony Shaffer, a former lieutenant-colonel in US military intelligence who worked on covert operations, said: “I’m told it was almost a 30-day delay from when they said they wanted to go to when he finally gave the green light. They were ready to go in June to grab the guy [Foley] and they weren’t permitted.”

Reportedly, Obama was concerned about being “Carterized” — if the Foley mission failed, that he would be associated with former President Carter’s bungled rescue attempt during the Iranian hostage crisis.